Line-casting machine.



J. R. ROGERS.

n LINE CASTING MACHINE. 4 APPLICATION FILED MAY z5. 1909'.

961,799.l Patented June 21, 1910.

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LINE CASTING MAGHINE.

APPLIIOATION FILED MAY 25. 1909. 961,799. i Patented June 21 1910.

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LINE CASTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 25. 1909 961,799. l PatentedJune21,1910. n

a machine of this general class,

matrices therein.

UNTTED sTATns PATENT ortica JOI-IN R. ROG-ERS, OF BROOKLYNQjNEW YORK,ASSIGNOR TO MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

LINE-CASTING MACHINE.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 21, i910.

Application f11ed May 25, 1909. Serial No. 498,249.

To all wimmelt may concern:

Be vit known that I, JOHN R. ROGERS, of the borough of Brooklyn, countyof Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Line-Casting Machines, of which the following is a specication. v

My invention has reference to line casting machines of thegeneral classrepresented in Letters Patent of the United States No. 436,532. In theserices, stored in a magazine, are released by ingerkeys in the requiredorder, composed in line, and the line transferred to the face of aslotted mold, which is then filled with molten -metal to produce a slugor linotype on whichv type characters are formed by the matrices; thevmatrices being thereafter returned through la distributing mechanism tothe magazine channels from which they were discharged.

The object of my invention is to provide adapted to carry more than on'efont of matrices, so that type faces differing in size or in style maybe produced at will, and so that each line may be composed of matricesfrom one or both magazines, and the distribution of the matrix linescarried on continuously without -reference to the character of the T othis end I employ two magazines, arranged to deliver matrices throughintermediate means to a single assembler in which the line is formed. Iarrange the-magazines in parallel, or substantiallyV parallel lines,with l the escapement devices for releasing the individual matrices ontheir inner or proximate faces that is to say, in the space vbetween themagazines; and for the purpose of operating the escapements of onemagazine or the other at will, I employ a single series of reeds,connected withthe keyboard and mounted in a mov able guide, so that theymay be adjusted to act upon one series ofv escapelnents or the other atwill. `For the purpose of distributing the matrices, I extend along .thetop of each magazine a distributer of the Merganthaler type such asrepresented in Letters Patent of the United States No. 347,629, eachconsisting of a .horizontal bar provided with longitudinal permutedteeth, to sustain and carry the toothed matrices', which are moved alongthe bar by adjacent screws. The distributer of one magazine has moreteeth, or

machines circulating mat'- view illustrating matrices of Fig. 9 1saperspective view showing in outan arrangement different from that ofthe other distributer, and the matrices delivered to the respectivemagazines are toothed to correspond. All of the matrices are deliv eredtothe distributer of the first magazine, which delivers to said magazinethe matrices belonging therein, while the matrices for the secondmagazine travel the entireA length of the bar and are deliveredtherefrom at one end, where they are carried mechanically to the seconddistributer, along which they' travel in a reverse direction, and bywhich they are delivered into their appropriate -magazine channels.

With the exception of the parts forming the subject of the presentinvention, and specically described and claimed herein, the machine maybe in all respects of the saine construction as the commercialMergenthaler machine'of the present day, or of any other appropriateconstruction.

AI have limited the accompanying drawingsl to those parts ofl themachine which are necessary to an understanding of my invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper part of the machine. Fig. 2is a vertical cross section from 'frontto rear on the line 2 2, withportions ofthe magazine shown in section. Fig. 3 is a diagram showingthe mannerin which 'the distributer screws are driven. Fignt a verticalcross sect-ion on theline 4&4 of Fig. 1, showingthe 1nechanism fortransferring the matrices from the first to the second distributer. Fig.5 is a crosssection of the first distributer bar, having eight pairs ofteeth, and a corre-- spondmg matrix. Fig. 6 is a cross section of thesecond distributerbar,

"in connection with a matrix having eight teeth.' Fig. 7 is a crosssection of the tirst distributer barfwith eight teeth, showing a matrixthereon with all its teeth disengaged, in position to escape.. Fig. 8 isa perspective different fonts.

line the two distributers .and the matrix feeding and transferringdevices. Fig. 10 is an outline perspective showingl the manner in' whichthe .matrices are delivered to the second distributer. Fig. 11 is avertical section on the line 1111 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, A represents.` a'main frame, which may be ofany suitable form; B and B1 two mclined magazines with seven teeth,

Areleased one at a iper W' 1ch they descend successively into the530,931, or by Mergenthaler machine.

mounted on the mainframe, one over the other, and each adapted to carrya font or set of matrices, C and C1. Th be of the usual Mergenthalerconstruction, consisting of'two -parallel plates, grooved in their innerfaces to receive and guide the upper and lower edges of the matrices, asshown; or they may be of any other appropriate construction. Themagazines shown in the drawing differ from vthose of the ordinaryMergenthaler machines lin that instead of having vertically curvedthroats or entrances at the upper ends, they are continued in straightlines t'o their upperextremitiesthe upper'lines of the magazines beingat'a common level so that the`matrices may be delivered directlytherein. The discharge of the matrices from the magazines,- one at atime in the order in which will be effected by escapement devices of anvsuitable form connected mechanism, as well understood in the art. Iprefer, however, the construction shown in Fig., 11, in which thev uppermagazine is provided on the under side with the escapement levers. D,while the lower magazine is provided on its 4upper side withcorresponding escapements, D1, each escapement consisting of a centrallypivoted lever carrying at opposite ends two fingers, which are projectedalternately into the magazine by the vibration of the lever; so that thematrices are time'. The escapement levers of the two series have theirlower ends terminated side by side andexposed, as shown in Fig. l1, andthey are actuated by vertical sliding reeds, E, equal in numberv to theescapement's in one magazine. These reeds may be actuated by a keyboardmechanism such as represented in Letters PatentI 0f the United any othersuitable iingerkey mechanism, several of which are well known in theart. contain a permanent connection with the keyboard, but the upperends are mounted in a -horizontally movable guide, F', connected to anangular hand lever, G, pivoted in the frame; so that by moving the leverthe guide F may be shifted forward and backward, and all lof the' reedscaused to actuate the esca pements of the upper or lower magazine, asrequired. Thel matrices delivered from the ma azine descend through twovertically .channe ed guides or face plates, Hand H1,

Slmilar to-those used on the commercial IBelow the respective faceplates are arrangedv parallel inclined belts, I and I1, by which thematrices are received .and directed downward and to the ends ofa forkedguide, J, through usual assembling elevator, K, in which they areassembledor composed in line under the lnfluene ofthe usual star wheelor pusher, L.

e magazines may they are required,

with the keyboard vided with seven teeth States lto P. T. Dodge No.`

The lower ends of the reeds will It will bel observed that the twoseries .of escapements arelocated between the two magazines, and thatthe escapement operat 111greeds are seated between the two face platesand extended upward to a point between the magazines. admits of thematrices from either or both magazines being directed at will to acommon line in the assembler. From the assembler the matrix line will betransferred to t-he casting mechanism, and vthence to the Thisarrangement secondelevator, M, .so-called, by which the lline is liftedto the distributing mechanism;

As the cast-ing and vat a commonL level or practically so the horizontalparallel distri uterbars N land N1, having their lower edges of V form,with horizontal teeth, varied innumber orarranged at different points inthe-length. of

the bar, in'the'manner fully explained in the Mergenthaler Patent No.347,629. The

first bar,v N, is provided with eight teeth on `each side, while fthe-sflacond bar is proon y.

The matrices for the respective magazines are notched and toothed in theupper end in the usual manner,

as shownin Fig. 8, .exft

cept that the matrices-for the upper'maga'- 1 zine, received in thefirst distributer, are provided lwith seven pairs of teeth only, inorder that they may be discharged from the first distributer directlyinto the upper magazine; while on the other hand the matrices forthelower magazine are 'constructed with eight teethv each, in order. thatthey may travel the entire Iper ban-and then be delivered to the secondReferring 'to Figi 10, O .and O Prepresent the horizontal rails oftheordinary distributer box, ,shouldered at ltheir .forward ends;

so that when the composed line of matrices is lintroduced horizontally,4it will be sustained bythe rails and arrested at the forward end by theshoulders.

P is the vertically movable finger by which the matrices are liftedsuccessively from the 'front end of thel line, clear-of the detainingshoulders, and into engagement with the lfeed screws, by which they arecarried'forsothat their teeth will ward horizontally,

distributer bar N at its engage those of the left end.

' Q, isa stationary. bar overlying the posil tion occupied by the matrixline, for the purpose of holding down all but the foremost rmatrix' inthe llne.

R and R1 represent the horizontal screws, extended parallel with, thedistributerv bars, three for each bar,

length of the first distribuin position to engage lthe edges of thematrices and carry them along the bar toward the right to the points atwhich their teeth disengage and permit them to fall into the magazinebelow, inthe mannerwell known in the art.

The teeth of the first distributer and its matrices will beformed in allrespects like those iii the ordinary single magazine Mergenthalermachine; so that the matrices for the upper magazine will be delivereddirectly thereto from the first distributer, N. The matrices C1,of thelower magazine, however, by reason of their extra teeth at the top.,will continue to engage the distributer bar N until they arrive at itsright end, from which they escape. In other words, all the matricesintended for the lower or second magazine traverse the first distributerfrom left to right, where they are all discharged at one point. Arrivingat this point ,'the matrices are received in a horizontal channel, S,extending beneath the rear distributer bar. As each matrix is thusreceived, it is acted upon by a horizontalfslide,v1 and pushed rearwardto a position under the second distributer bar, and over a verticallyreciprocating finger, U, by which it is'raised into engagement with thescrews of the second distributer, along which it is caused to travel tothe points at which its teeth disengage; so that it may fall into thelower magazine.

It is to be noted that the foregoing devices serve to deliver thematrices positively and one at a time to the second distributer.

The various screws are connected by gearing, as shown in Fig. 3; so thatwhile all the matrices are compelled to Vtraverse the first distributerfrom left to right, the matrices transferred to the second distributeiare carried along the saine from right to left.

I The lifting finger 'U may be operated in any suitable manner; forexample, as shown in F 10, by an angular lever, u, acted upon at one endby a cani, u1, on the `end of one of the'distributer screws.

As the matricesV are raised to the 'second distributor bai', they areguided and held forward in proper position by a Vpressure shoe, if?,acted upon by a spring, as, lwith suitable guiding devices on theopposite side, to insure the delivery of each matrix in proper positionbetween' the screws, where 1t is free'to engage and travel along` thedisreeds F with the escapements of one magazineor the other,according'to the style of type face demanded; fingerkeys beingmanipulated, as usual, to actuate by reeds E the escapements, and permitthe matrices to descendfrom the magazines through the face plates to theguide J, whence they pass intr. the assembler, from which they aretransferred to the casting mechanism. After the casting operation, theline is lifted and transferred horizontally to the rails O and Ol on thedistributer'box, and urged forward against the stop shoulders. Thefinger .P lifts the matrices successively, and they are transferred, as'usual,'to and along the bar N. The matrices of the rst magazine escapedirectly from this bar, while those ofy the second magazine continue tothe right end of the bar, where they fall successively into the path ofthe slide T, by which they are carried `one at a time rearward over thefinger U, which lifts them to the second distributer bar, N1, alongwhich they are carried ina reverse direction to their points ofdelivery, to the second magazine. The corresponding channels of the twomagazines will contain matrices bearing like charac-A ters; that is tosay, the same characters in different forms. For example, the left handchannel in both magazines may contain matrices for the letter e Itfollows, thereforethat the combinations of the second distributer barmust be arranged in the reverse order from those of the first bar, andthat its matrices must have their combinations correspondingly arranged.In. vother words, the matrices which are discharged from the firstposition on thebar N will have the saine combination as .those which aredischarged from the last position on the bar N1; the

matrices of the second bar having, however, the extra pairof teeth,preferably at-the upper end.

While I have described herein my invention as embodied in a machinehaving two.v

magazines, it will be obvious that the number involved may be extendedto vthree or more magazines by thel employment ofa corresponding numberof fonts of matrices, the matrices of the different fonts beingdifferentiated as to the number or arrangement of their teeth, so thatthe matrices ,remaining after traversing the first, or lthe first andsecond distributers, may be transferred to a third, and so onindefinitely.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatents-- 1. In a line castingv machine, two magazines, one overlyingthe other, two parallel distributers arrangedl to deliver matrices tothe respective magazines, and matrices of two fonts differentiated as totheir dist-ributing teeth, in combination with means for delivering allthe matrices to the firstdistributer, and positively acting meansadapted to deliver all the matrices not delivered to the first magazineone at a time to the second distributer. i

2. In a line casting machine, two parallel distributer bars; two sets oftoothed matrices, the teeth of one set being adapted to carry them theentire length of the first distributer; meansfor causing the individualmatrices to traverse the first distributer in one direction; means fordelivering the matrices which traverse the entire length of the firstdistributer, to the second diStributer; and means for matrices alongthe. second distributer in a reverse direction.

3. In combinatio'nwith the two parallel distributer bars N and 'N1'at acommon level, two fonts of matrices, differentiated as to theirdistributing teeth;

fing all the matrices to the first distributer;

' means for transferring the matrices'of the second font from the firstbar to the second; and means for moving the transferred matrices in' areverse direction along the second bar. p

5'. In a line casting machine, two fonts of matrices representing likecharacters, the distributing teeth of the two Afonts being arranged inreverse order; in combination with parallel distributer bars, havingtheir teeth arranged in vlike manner; means for presenting all matricesto the firstvbar, and the matrices of the second font to the second bar;and` means for, moving the matrices along the respective bars in areverse ldirection; whereby a matrix of one font, bearing a givencharacter, will be discharged from one distributer at a point directlyoppo-y site the delivery of the corresponding matrix ofthe second font,from'the other distributer.

6. In a line casting machine, two inclined magazines one overlying theother and both contmued in straight linesl to their upper moving saidymeans for deliver;

and atransverse carrier, located at the dev zines and j the 4respectivezines, one adapted to distribute the matricesl 1n a reverse order fromthe other,4 means for delivering all the matrices to'the firstdistributer, and means for delivering all the matrices which are notdistributed by Athe first distributer to the second distributer.

' In combination with the distributer bars N and N1, asupport, S, toreceive the matrices deliveredvfrom the end o f the bar N; a carrier, T,to transfer said matrices to a position. beneath the second distributer,and a finger, U, to lift matricesto a second distribufter.

8. The combination of thebars N and N1;

the adjacent feed screws, arranged to deliver matrices in reversedirections alongtherespective bars; and meansfor transferring matricesfrom the first bar to the second.

9. In combination with. the two inclined magazines, two channeled faceplates arranged to'r'eceive matrices from the respec. tive magazines,'an assembler, anda guide J adapted to deliver ,matrices descendingthrough the two face plates to the assembler.

10. In combination, the inclined magathe channeled guides or face platesH H1; the conveyer belts I and I1; an assembler, K; and the forked guideJ, "to deliver matrices from the respective magazines to a common linein the assembler.

ll. In combination, two parallel magazines having escapements coperatingwith magazines and located bt-` tween them, a series'of escapementactuating reeds, and means for at will to disengage them of escapenlentslfrom either series and engage them with the 12. In conibinatioin thetwov inclined l magazines; the intermediate escapements D an D1,coperating with the respective shifting the reeds magazines, saidescapements each pivoted atv vthefmiddle and'exposed at the lower end;

the upright reeds Il; and a shiftable guide for` said reeds whereby theymay be caused to directly actuate the escapements of the upper or thelower magazine at will. l .4

In testimony whereofI hereunto set my hand this 13th day o f'May, 1909,in the presence of two attest-ing witnesses.

JOHN R. ROGERS.

VVitnesses:

E. J. LAMB, n JAMES J. PENDERGAST. v

